Unit 4 listening quizzes
From which composer did Bartók borrow this melody?
Shostakovich
What term best describes the vocal style heard here?
Sprechstimme
What is the overall form of this movement?
rondo
Which instrument family provides the majority of the harmony in this excerpt?
strings
Which instrument group is briefly heard playing a version of London Bridge in this excerpt?
woodwinds
The mambo is a dance of _______ origin.
Afro-Cuban
Berg,Wozzeck, Act 1, Scene 11 Harmony
Berg,Wozzeck, Act 1, Scene 11 Harmony
What term below refers to the pointillistic treatment of the instruments?
Klangfarbenmelodie
What is the meter of this section?
a march-like duple
The main melody here, played in thirds by trumpets and violins, is meant to evoke:
a mariachi ensemble
Which best describes the meter of this excerpt?
changing
Which best describes the rhythm in this work?
changing rhythmic sections
Which best describes THIS excerpt?
chorus
What instrument is heard playing the melody in this excerpt first?
clarinet
Berg,Wozzeck, Act 1, Scene 1 Texture
complex polyphonic texture
Stravinsky,Rite of Spring, Introduction Texture
complex polyphony with simultaneous lines
What is a predominant rhythmic characteristic in this excerpt?
constant syncopation
In this excerpt, the dynamics start forte, followed by a gradual:
decrescendo
Which best describes what happens with the dynamics in this excerpt?
decrescendo
Which term best describes the contour of the melody heard in this excerpt?
disjunct
Berg,Wozzeck, Act 1, Scene 1 Melody
disjunct, speech-like vocal line
What term best describes the harmony in this excerpt?
dissonant
Which best describes the harmony in this excerpt?
dissonant
Which term best describes the harmony in this section?
dissonant
What instrument family is incorporating "grace notes" as special effects in this excerpt?
double reeds
Which best describes the meter of this excerpt?
duple
Which best describes harmony in this excerpt?
fairly consonant
Which instrument has the main melody in this excerpt?
flute
What types of melodies did Ives borrow and weave into this work?
folk and popular tunes
Which term best describes the dynamics in this excerpt?
forissimo
What percussion instrument is heard playing in this excerpt?
gong
Stravinsky,Rite of Spring, Introduction Harmony
harsh, dissonant block chords
What is the overall texture of this excerpt?
homophonic
Which best describes the texture in this excerpt?"
homorhythmic (audio file = Orff opening)
What kind of phrase groupings is featured in this work?
irregular groupings of 4 and 5 bars
How would you describe the chords heard throughout this section?
irregularly accented and dissonant
The melody in this work is based on a _______ scale.
pentatonic
Which best describes the dynamics in this excerpt?
pianissimo
What playing technique is featured by the strings in this short passage?
pizzicato
Which best describes the texture heard in this section?
polyphonic
Stravinsky,Rite of Spring, Introduction Rhythm / Meter
shifting accents, no clear meter
Which best describes the meter heard here?
shifting between duple and compound
The range of the vocalist in this work is:
soprano
Which best describes the vocal range of the soloist?
soprano
Stravinsky,Rite of Spring, Introduction Melody
static, with little sense of melody
Which term best describes the text setting in this excerpt?
syllabic
Which percussion instrument is featured at the beginning of this excerpt?
tambourine
Which best describes the form of this excerpt?
the first section is repeated
This leitmotif in this excerpt represents which character in the film?
the heroine Marion
In this excerpt, which line is more rhythmically active?
the higher-range line.
An ostinato is provided here by
the piano and strings
Which instrument is heard playing the main melody?
trumpets
Which does NOT describe this section?
unchanging meter
Which string group presents this theme first?
violas
Which is TRUE of the text for this work?
It is a rondeau with a refrain.
Which is NOT true about this excerpt?
It is clearly in a major key.
Which woodwind instrument first presents the main theme?
oboe
Which genre best describes the entire work this excerpt comes from?
opera
In what language is this work sung?
latin
Which is NOT true of the character described in this song cycle?
He dies at the end of the selection.
What nonwestern timbre does the prepared piano heard here simulate?
Indonesian gamelan
What dance type is suggested here?
a son
Which best describes the tempo of this excerpt?
adagio
What did audiences find shocking about this work?
all of the above
Which best describes the contour of the melody in each phrase of this excerpt?
ascending
What is the lowest-sounding woodwind instrument heard in this composition?
bass clarinet
Which instrument is featured in this opening melody, followed by strings and clarinet?
bassoon
What specialized percussion instruments are heard in this selection?
bongos and cowbells
Which best describes the stylistic influence evoked in the melody of this excerpt?
melancholic African-American spiritual.
Which best describes the harmony in this excerpt?
minor
Which best describes the meter in this excerpt?
no sense of pulse
